message.im event

A message was posted in a direct message channel

---

{
    "type": "message",
    "channel": "D024BE91L",
    "user": "U2147483697",
    "text": "Hello world",
    "ts": "1355517523.000005"
}

The semantics for this message event type are similar to the core message event sent through the RTM API.

Events API compatibility

Subscribe to this event via the Events API.

Events of this type will be wrapped in metadata when sent via the Events API.

Unavailable in the RTM API

This event type is compatible only with the Events API.

When using the RTM API, the Events API's message.channels, message.im, message.mpim, and message.groups event types are presented as simple message events instead.